India's silent revolution: the rise of the low castes in North Indian politics
Jaffrelot, Christophe
India's silent revolution: the rise of the low castes in North Indian politics - Delhi Permanent Black 2003 - 505p.
Since the 1960s a new assertiveness has characterized India's formerly silent majority, the lower castes that comprise more than two-thirds of the country's population. Today, India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, is controlled by lower-caste politicians, as is Bihar, and lower caste representation in national politics is growing inexorably. Jaffrelot argues that this trend constitutes a genuine 'democratization' of India, and that the social and economic effects of this 'silent revolution' are bound to multiply in the years to come.
For anyone interested in Indian politics, post Independence history, and the contemporary political scenario, this is an indispensable book.
9788178240503
Politics and government
320 JAF
India's silent revolution: the rise of the low castes in North Indian politics - Delhi Permanent Black 2003 - 505p.
Since the 1960s a new assertiveness has characterized India's formerly silent majority, the lower castes that comprise more than two-thirds of the country's population. Today, India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, is controlled by lower-caste politicians, as is Bihar, and lower caste representation in national politics is growing inexorably. Jaffrelot argues that this trend constitutes a genuine 'democratization' of India, and that the social and economic effects of this 'silent revolution' are bound to multiply in the years to come.
For anyone interested in Indian politics, post Independence history, and the contemporary political scenario, this is an indispensable book.
9788178240503
Politics and government
320 JAF